On my first visit to the Mary Rose in in September 2014 she was behind perspex as she was being dried out as part of the final stages of work undertaken to preserve her. The view of her was to some extent obscured by the tubes that were in place to dry her out.
When I heard that the drying process was complete and that the Mary Rose was now completely unwrapped I knrw I had to visit again. It was lovely to see the full view of what remains of her without screens and drying pipes obscuring the view. The exhibition blew me away. The ship is alternately illuminated to reveal the ship and then darkened to show living displays to various areas that bring ship to life. On arrival at the top level of the exhibition we found that the view of the ship was completely open without even the Perspex.
You can learn more about the ship and the museum here.
Oh my. Oh my, oh my, oh my.
What a privilege to see.
Thank you for sharing the wonder – and the links.
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What an incredible piece of work. It must have taken some serious time and dedication to get it where it is today.
It took many years of planning and work to get it to look like this
So much better and clearer without the glass now!
Maybe I should revisit Portsmouth again?
There is glass apart from on the upper level. But the glass was clear as you can see from the photos.
The Mary Rose is well worth a visit
i like the idea of alternating the lighting as you describe, CP. great shots.
The presentation is fabulous
Superb
I hope we can revisit the museum one day now that she is properly displayed – looks well worth the trip 
It is well worth the trip. I was blown away with the exhibition
Nice to look all the pictures:)
Thank you
i seem to remember seeing your picture of the Marie Rose two years ago Cherie…
this is a wonderful presentation of her in after her timbers have dried out….peter:)
I am impressed with what they have done and how the museum tells her story and the story of those who served on her.
These are incredible pictures and I will look in your archive for the pictures you took two years ago. They did a great job here. What a work of love……
I checked out the tho other post and the difference is incredible, what a work is put it.
I think you were delighted after this second visit, very worth while.
I hope you and Ginnie get the opportunity to visit you would both love it. Short for eyes comes to mind
Poignant, as mine needs drying out too – just looked down on the poor, sodden dear.
How is she coming along?
I’m ashamed that I haven’t got round to seeing Mary rose yet, though she moved up the list following her recent unwrapping and your photos have put her in the top ten for the next trip to the soft south. I’m thinking of a maritime trinity, Mary Rose, Victory and Warrior all in one day, followed by a candy floss at Clarence Pier and too many pints of HSB somewhere in the evening
Those really are superb shots, CP.
Yes you must go and do it, three fabulous ships to explore on one day
Each are different and they all have their special charms 
Thank you for the lovely compliment about my photos